70 likes | 162 Views
Experiences with the Training Grant. A little about me…. Nashville, TN The University of Tennessee in 2005 Math, Statistics, and English Rhetoric Worked abroad in China. First year on the grant. Classes Grading for BIOS 600/Office Hours Summer Project
E N D
A little about me… • Nashville, TN • The University of Tennessee in 2005 • Math, Statistics, and English Rhetoric • Worked abroad in China
First year on the grant • Classes • Grading for BIOS 600/Office Hours • Summer Project • Working with students and a doctor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology • AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, July 2009
Second year on the grant • PhD Classes • More grading and office hours • Summer Project • Birth outcomes by race • Studying for the qualifying exam
Third year on the grant • Classes/grading/office hours • Additional funding as a GRA at the Dental School • Running actual analyses for dentists • Publications in the works • Started a project working with the head of the Epidemiology Department • Some of the concepts behind this work have helped with dissertation research
Fourth year on the grant • Optional Classes • Grading • GRA with the dental school • Dissertation Research • Department funded trip to ENAR in New Orleans